| ⭐️ Total score |
2.05/5 (Rank #1101)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,913 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 2 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C56°F (feels 13°C55°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 67%
|
| 👌 Safety |
Bad
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$108 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | North Korea |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 13°C 56°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 13°C 55°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 115V230V 60Hz50Hz |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Viennese Coffee Shops |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Viennese Coffee Shops |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,600,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,300 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Korea DPR |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Koryo |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Koryo |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,913 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,931 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,243 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,212 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $470 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,006 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $150,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $22 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $360 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $6 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.50 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | -5°C / 23°F freezing | -1°C / 30°F freezing | 8°C / 46°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 15°C / 59°F cool | 5°C / 41°F cold | -1°C / 30°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
-5°C / 24°F
freezing |
-1°C / 31°F
freezing |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
-1°C / 31°F
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 64% |
nice 61% |
nice 66% |
nice 54% |
nice 67% |
nice 80% |
sweaty 83% |
nice 85% |
nice 77% |
nice 70% |
nice 70% |
nice 64% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
dry 15mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 216mm |
rainy 94mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 16mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 19% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 16% |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 400 people | 0 people | 400 people | 400 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 400 people |
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